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    Mirarab’s Persian-Rooted Music Open Up a World of Intimate and sensitive stories

    Mahan Mirarab — Unspoken (ACT Music, 2026) Vienna-based guitarist Mahan Mirarab’s Unspoken is a Persian flavored, solo-focused album that presents an intimate set influenced by…

    Madison Quinn April 26, 2026 No Comments
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    Dida Pelled Covers Blues Classics with Jazz Guitar and Soulful Vocals

    Dida Pelled – I Wish You Would (La Reserve, 2026) Brooklyn guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Dida Pelled will release I Wish You Would on May…

    Iliana Cabrera April 25, 2026 No Comments
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    Sky Smeed Turns The Rock House Into a Happy and Welcoming Home on New Live Album

    Sky Smeed – Live at the Rock House (2026) Sky Smeed has released his 10th album, Live at the Rock House, a live recording captured…

    Ryan Emmert April 24, 2026 No Comments
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    Guzheng Master Bei Bei Charms with Innovative Two Moons Album

    Bei Bei – Two Moons (Bei Bei Time Productions, 2026) Chinese guzheng star Bei Bei has a new album titled Two Moons, a 2026 collaborative…

    Angel Romero April 23, 2026 No Comments
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    Home Grown Finally Gets Its Moment After A COVID-19 Pause

    Matt Tighe and Tad Sargent – Home Grown (2025) Fiddler Matt Tighe and multi-instrumentalist Tad Sargent released Home Grown nearly five years after the project…

    Tyler Bennet April 22, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Gnoss - Photo by Elly Lucas. Band photo.
    Music videos

    Gnoss Share Lively New Single “Emily”

    World Music Central News Room April 25, 2026 No Comments
  • Staran black and wgite band photo
    Music videos

    Staran Join Forces With Julie Fowlis on New Single “Duan Callaig”

    World Music Central News Room April 23, 2026 No Comments
  • Fatoumata Diawara — Photo by Marcello Perego. Fatoumaa wearing a blue dress and a traditonal red headdress.
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    Fatoumata Diawara Celebrates Freedom on New Single, “Fala”

    World Music Central News Room April 22, 2026 No Comments
  • Backline Reaping the Blues cover artwork. A photo of an old 20th century tractor in a farm field.
    Music videos

    Backline Unveils New Single “Reaping the Blues”

    World Music Central News Room April 20, 2026 No Comments
  • Deanie Richardson & Kimber Ludiker Rutlands Reel cover artwork. A wooden deck and an out of focus reddish background.
    Music videos

    Deanie Richardson And Kimber Ludiker Honor Howdy Forrester On “Rutland’s Reel”

    World Music Central News Room April 19, 2026 No Comments
  • Blanca Paloma - Sentaita en la escalera (Portada) cover artwork. Blanca appears as a very small woman wearing a blue outfit sitting on a giant human hand.
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    Blanca Paloma Previews Debut Album With Sentaíta en la escalera

    World Music Central News Room April 18, 2026 No Comments

New Releases

Cheb i Sabbah Releases Seventh CD, Devotion

World Music Central News Room December 19, 2007

Cheb i Sabbah has returned to India for Devotion, his seventh album on Six Degrees Records. India, a country Cheb i Sabbah vsited several times, …

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Album reviews

Liberian Music in the 1950s, Songs of the African Coast Available on CD

Angel Romero December 19, 2007

The CD Songs of the African Coast: Cafe Music of Liberia includes music recorded in 1948-49 by the noted ethnomusicologist, Arthur Alberts. Don’t expect traditional…

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Raucous Gypsy Disco Partisans

Angel Romero December 19, 2007

DJ Shantel – Disko Partizani (Crammed, 2007) Ready for a  raucous Gypsy party? DJ Shantel has recorded a CD that will thrill Gypsy music and…

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Album reviews

A Longing for Stockholm and Lisbon

Angel Romero December 18, 2007

Stockholm Lisboa Project Sol (Nomis Musik, 2007) As the name of the group suggests, there is a connection between Portugal and Sweden in Stockholm Lisboa…

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Latin Alternative Innovators Breaking Boundaries

Angel Romero December 17, 2007

A new breed of musicians is breaking barriers in the Latin music field. Cuba is exporting some of the most creative rap in the world.…

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General News

Winter seminars 2008 by Musical Workshop Labyrinth

Angel Romero December 17, 2007

Musical Workshop Labyrinth is traveling to Lefkada and Corfu islands (Greece) for the winter! Seven seminars will take place at these beautiful islands from January…

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Events

Klubb Mantra with Mandingo Trio

Angel Romero December 17, 2007

The next Klubb Mantra happening is set for Friday 21st December at Verkstedet Bar in Oslo, Norway. The pan African Mandingo Trio is ready with…

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Album reviews

Porteño Afro Latin Grooves

Angel Romero December 16, 2007

Mukele – Ubuntu (Suramusic, 2007) Argentine world beat musician Mukele crosses boundaries with a blend of powerful funk, soulful R&B vocals, jazz grooves, striking Brazilian…

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Album reviews

Beating At Their Own Game

Tom Orr December 15, 2007

Sola Akingbola – Routes To Roots: Yoruba Drums From Nigeria (ARC Music EUCD 2114, 2007) Will Clipman – Pathfinder (Canyon Records CR-7075, 2007) Many people,…

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Album reviews

Arabicana Blues

Angel Romero December 15, 2007

No Blues Ya Dunya (Rounder Europe, 2007) Dutch band No Blues impeccably weaves blues, American folk, jazz and Arabic music. The unusual and charming combination…

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